New Jeans Daniel Unni admits Olivia Marsh plagiarism, only acknowledges similarities and rights
Feb 26, 2025
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On the 26th, the agency MPLIFI reported that `We are sending you a statement again to correct the facts as many misunderstandings and controversies have been raised with the statement on Olivia Marsh distributed by our company on the 24th.'
He then said that he made sense in the argument that the title song of Olivia Marsh is similar to Isaac Dunbar's 'Onion Boy' (backsheet), and that he is carrying out various tasks such as credit revision based on respect for the creator. After fact-finding, similarities were recognized, so we excluded the composers responsible for this from the credits and listed Isaac Dunbar."
The agency emphasized that "this means that the two songs recognized Isaac Dunbar's rights because they judged that they had some similarities, not that they recognized Olivia Marsh's plagiarism.""Our artist received the track and worked on the lyrics for the topline and demo, organizing instruments and vocals. In the process, artists and agencies were not informed that the composers used a part of 'Onion Boy' as a reference.
In the meantime, the artist and the company feel responsible for the failure to properly confirm this during the album production process, and to fulfill our responsibility, we communicated with Isaac Dunbar to solve the problem. As previously stated, the Company has concluded a smooth agreement with Isaac Dunbar and has completed all necessary tasks, including consultation on the shares of the composition and registration of credits, to ensure the rights of the original author are guaranteed."
Isaac Dunbar recently claimed that his song 'Onion Boy' and Olivia Marsh's song 'Backsheet' were similar to each other in writing, composing, and arranging lyrics "Absolutely stolen from his bedroom in 2019".
Meanwhile, Olivia Marsh made her debut in October last year, drawing attention as Daniel's biological sister.
▶Next is Olivia Marsh's full entry
Hello, we're Mplify.
As many misunderstandings and controversies have been raised with the Olivia Marsh-related statement distributed by our company on the 24th, I am sending you the statement again to correct the facts.
We decided that our artist Olivia Marsh's title song 'Backseat' is similar to Isaac Dunbar's 'Onion Boy' and said that we are working on all tasks, including credit modification, based on respect for the creator. After fact-checking, similarities were recognized, so the composers responsible for this were excluded from the credits and Isaac Dunbar was listed.
This means that the two songs recognized Isaac Dunbar's rights because they judged that they had some similarities, not that they recognized Olivia Marsh's plagiarism.
Our artists received the track and worked on the lyrics for the topline and demo, organizing instruments and vocals. In the process, artists and agencies were not informed that the songwriters used part of 'Onion Boy' as a reference.
The artist and we feel responsible for the failure to properly check this during the album production process, and we have communicated with Isaac Dunbar to resolve the issue to fulfill our responsibilities.
In addition, the artist sympathized with the loss Isaac Dunbar must have felt as a creator and sent a message of apology. Isaac Dunbar has also apologized for raising the issue with those who have re-polluted his track, not specifying an artist.
As previously stated, the Company has concluded a smooth agreement with Isaac Dunbar and has completed all necessary tasks, including consultation on the shares of the composition and credit registration, to ensure the rights of the original author. At the same time, we are also considering further measures against the composers who caused the current situation.
Regarding this matter, we will do our best to protect the artist by correcting the facts.
Thank you.
joyjoy90@sportschosun.com
